Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-13
Local Correspondence.
COBURN.

COBURN.
Through unavoidable circumstances NJ
items appeared from Coburn last week.
The potatoe market IL duh now and the
demand Is not rs great as il was.
Coburn now boasts of two millinery es-
Establishments, Mrs. s. j. Cooney having
opened out ut her residence, nearly opposite
the post-oilce
Bartges Il Son are going out of the grain
business shortly. Who their successors
will be has not been learned yet.
| House cleaning has been the order of the
day and the head of the family will come
in for his share of misery In setting NJ
stoves and matching pipe.
Mrs. Joseph Kleckner is visiting In Lock
Haven and Wcstport.
An infant child of John Stonebraker died
on Tuesday forenoon last.
Hauling bIick for the new church has be
gan in earnest and the bricklayers are on
hand and commenced laying brick yester-
day "Wednesday and expect 10 complete
the Job in about three weeks If the weather
remains favorable The brick have turned
out good and the building committee feel
that they have made from $500 10 S40O in
burning their own brick.
School commenced on Monday and the
new furniture has now arrived and will be
put in the school house Saturday.
The distillery has started up again and
the saw mill is about closing down. II is n
pity that it il not the reverse rs the mill is
benefit to the place and gives employment
10 number of hands, while the distillery
is of no possible benefit TO any one.
Our Sunday school is going down hill
and notice was given that it would close
next Sabbath. It seems 10 us an everlast-
| ing disgrace on the community 10 close a
| school where there is SO much material To
work upon. This is a matter for the par
ents 10 move in Mt once. How can we ex-
pact the children 10 attend Sunday school
and become interested if the parents do
nothing 10 encourage them. We are sure IL
is of vastly more benefit 10 know that our
children are in the Sabbath school under
good influences than 10 have them roaming
all over the country and filling their youth
full minds with trash that is likely 10 follow
them through life.
For a sample of rs bad and dangerous "A
road rs can be found almost anywhere in
the state one has only 10 travel over the
pike between Coburn and Millheim. The
controlling company seem TO think they are
doing a magnanimous thing for the public
| by allowing them 10 drive over their road
at times in mud up 20 the hub and so rough
that one dare scarcely drive of walk for
fear of breaking light buggy TO pieces and
at places so narrow that in turning out peo-
Pile are in danger of being thrown over the
bank into the creek, aud then only charging
the small sum of 10 cents both ways for all
these privileges. They were returned TO
court several months ago but settled the
matter. Since that time very little work
has been done on the road One man has
been kept running over the road breaking
up few stone aud filling up few ruts in
the road. After being notified several
times they had n kind of railing put across
the bridge here. But it is just rs dangerous
now rs before for children crossing and re-
crossing rs they are liable TO fall into the
creek at any time. Their policy seems TO be
20 make the most money out of the pike
with the very least expense. The sentiment
of all who use the pike Is that they should
be made to keep it in proper and safe con-
dition for the travelling public, from whom
they get their money aad NO think they will
be called upon ut our next court to show
cause why the road is not properly kept.
| VALE.
GHEEN & SPTGELMYER'S S
bargains in remnants. from woolen
mill lately closed. Will be sold at hal.
price. Cassimeres, Flannels, &c. 3S-4t